air base. we understand there are some 15 homes in the area directly affected by smoke there. again, evacuations are underway. as we keep an eye on this fire fight, we will also keep in mind there is a huge traffic impact here. eastbound interstate 80 is always troublesome at this time of the early evening commute. but, again, if you're heading west, that is not a problem. we have been checking our traffic maps on ktvu the.com. that backup just stretches for miles. if you have a choice, try to avoid that area if you can. let's go ahead and keep taking a look at these live pictures. you spoke with someone on the television, one of our viewers. it is amazing to hear how calm she is, but she was right across the freeway from real trouble. >> reporter: i was just thinking as we watch this fire, and we have been talking about the winds and the, it is a big difference from what we saw 15 minutes ago. we are not getting reports

directly in the newsroom, but to see visually the fire seems to really be taking a bit of a lay down, which is good news considering the winds we have been tracking and how it looked just 15 minutes ago. >> yeah based on the smoke it looks it has really been isolated to that area next to interstate 80 where a couple homes, perhaps as many as five structures are on fire. this is tape taken just a little bit ago. the house that you are seeing herings it has since continued to burn -- here, it has continued to bunch it almost appears as if the firefighters realized they could not save this house and move on to keep this fire from spreading to neighboring homes. these are live pictures now. that particular house is essentially lost, but the good news, you can see that house right next door. it looks like at least at this point the fire has not spread from that home to the home next door. we saw earlier when we showed

some wider picture, you could see the fire went right up a hillside, but it appears that they have at least stopped that progress and put out much of those flames. it was burning there on a dry field. there were a lot of homes surrounding that field and it went right up that field. very dry field. bit looks like, w they have pretty much gotten a handle -- bill, they have pretty much gotten handle on it. >> when we were watching this, that was the biggest concern. we had homings then grassland, then wind. when we first saw the grass was on fire, that was very concerning, bit seems like in the last is a, 20 minutes, that has died down great limit as frank points out, we're more isolated to this home. not seeing tree tops burning at this point they are really good at keeping -- look north, you can see the trees not catching fire. the black areas there, the trees, the bushes not really

catching fire. what was very intense just is a, 20 minutes ago, looks like it has really settled down which is good news. >> bill, if i can ask you. let's talk about all the smoke drifting eastbound off interstate 80. certainly, fairfield is a city where people are directly affected. but if we're talking about air quality, what cities are affected here. who do you think might be impacted? >> you have a west, southwest wind going in the area right now. we will call waist wind. it is blowing it right up the freeway there. westward manes the winds are coming the west and moving east. it's a west wind blowing towards the east. it is called a west wind. it will end unmore in the vacaville area. -- up more in the vacaville area. cordelia is just up the road.

vacaville and fairfield would be maybe dealing with some smoke from this. >> there has been just a how long response to this fire. again, it's gone to seven alarms from what we understand. strike teams from several counties are also assisting the firefighters here. this home, obviously still on fire, but as we pan back here, it appears that they are getting handle on a lot of this fire. bill, there was some concern when i spoke with someone who was situated across 80 looking at the flames, she was saying that some of the flames were in some of the tree tops. you can see there are a lot of trees there, but it doesn't appear this has turned into what you would call a crown fire. >> yeah. >> where it jumps from tree top to tree top. >> we saw it, too. the flames were reaping high into the sky. it did look like the trees were becoming to be involved. but as we see here, firefighters have done a nice job keeping it out of the trees. in a fire like this, it is one thing have it running down on

the ground in an area like this, they can stop it on the ground. but when you get up in the trees with wind like this, that fire could really grow. looks as though firefighters have managed to avoid that, the fire or the flames in the treetops. >> bill, as we're watching this, we have a firefighter up on a ladder putting water on the flames. we just got in touch with chp again. we understand all lanes are open but that it is stop and go traffic. very slow, in fact. we sent our own ken wayne out. he is having trouble getting there. he is stuck in the traffic we have been telling you about and showing you. chp says all lanes of 80 are open, but as this live picture here bear out, look on the left hand side of your screen, you can tell it is awfully slow traffic on the eastbound side. take a look at the westbound side. cars heading to the lower left corn of your screen breezing by on open lanes there, but it is a very slow crawl through fairfield on interstate 80 due to this fire and the resulting smoke. that is lasting for hours into

the backup. >> let's take a moment here, in case you're just joiningtous recap what happened here. probably a little over an hour ago, there was a grass fire. you see the grass there right on the right hand side of the freeway. there was a small grass fire there right on the side of interstate 80, and it jumped the sound wall. there are homes directly behind that sound wall, and the fire quickly spread to some of those homes and some of those trees. then the fire kept on moving up a nearby hill. lots of homes in the area. many of them were threatened. there were evacuations as a result with an evacuation center being set up at a nearby high school. roads have been closed. there is massive fire fighting response here. the fire has gone to seven alarms, but as we look at the pictures here, even though there is substantial damage to at least a couple of homes, it appears that firefighters are making pretty good progress. when you look at this house and

you see white smoke when it comes to wood burning in a house, white smoke is a good sign bait means that they are getting the frames out -- because it means they are getting the flames out. unfortunately, you can tell by those pictures, the house there is virtually destroyed. >> frank, as we have been reporting there is an evacuation center set up at fairfield high school. eastbound side of interstate 80 not too far from where the fire is. a comfortable, safe distance away. we also would expect that agencies such as the american red cross would also be on site. if nothing more on that assist those families who have lost their homes or at least have been forced from their homes today. again, there are agencies in place and working to help those people directly affected. but when you see a fire like this you really down how the entire neighborhood is affected. certainly, this is the sort of fire situation we have been not reporting on all summer long. we have been saying there hadn't been any major fires in the bay area. this late in the season our first one. >> we eve gotten pretty luck i

can so far. but, again, this fire seven alarms. a couple homes destroyed. as we mentioned, we have ken wayne heading to the scene. as soon as we gets there and can report new information for us, we will bring it to you. a seven alarm fire, oning right next to interstate 80. developing news from berkeley. news chapper 2 was overhead in berkeley this afternoon as police responded to a construction accident in berkeley that ended up killing a worker. >> happened at martin luther king middle school just two blocks away from mlk way. you have ktvu's paul chambers tells us what students may have seen. he is there now. paul. >> reporter: the body was removed a little over half an hour ago. earlier today they were out here laying turf and asphalt. we can take a look over to the left, this truck was involved in the accident. in that area there where the gentlemen are standing, that's

where it all happened. we can take a look at video here. the investigation is now in the hands of cal osha. a 62-year-old man who works for the robert bossman who was based out overshoes of -- of san jose. for some unknown reason the truck rolled down the hill, struck and killed the man. while this was going on outside, inside the school, students and parents were taking part in orientation. it is believed some of the students may have seen what happened. >> we think some of them actually saw it as well. they were in the garden getting a tour of the garden so it happened just below. they moved him out quickly, but they were somewhat exsupposed to it. >> reporter: now, there are cal osha members out here. there are also members that were working part of the crew out here talking right now as they conduct their investigation. cal osha has about sick months before they give any additional information on how it actually happened. the school wasn't planning on using the field for at least 60

days from when it was completed. we will have more coming up on bay area news at 7:00, butly tell you once again, robert bossman, i did contact that company. hopefully they will get back to us and give more information about it, at least give us a statement about what happened today. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. a start to the death of a classmate in danville. >> reporter: that is where it all ended. while police say that speed was a major factor in this crash, they have yet to determine how fast the car was going. >> it was a deaf stating scene on danvilleville where one teen was killed between hurt in a single car crash last night. >> breaks my heart. a family lost their son. >> this nearby resident brought her two young sons to look at the crash site. >> i would like to know more about it. >> you would? >> uh-huh. >> like how it hand and why did they do it.

>> killed was 17-year-old robert orlando who is a member of the high school golf team. >> he was a lovely charismatic young man, full of life. >> his aunt and a family friend talked to us at the family home. >> he was a larger than life young man that had more passion than most people in life that i have ever known. >> this is the first day of class, a usually joyous occasion. a danville pastor stopped by with words of e ncouragement. >> make the most of the relationships that are in our life and let god shepherd us through the pain. >> students wrote notes to robert on a big sign campus that will later be given to his family. >> everybody is shaken up. he was a super well known guy and super well liked. brings it hope that it could happen to anybody.

>> reporter: danville police say it will be weeks before they determine how fast the car was going before the crash. the other two boys are in stable condition with broken bones. coming up at 6:00, we will tell you about the dangers teen drivers face. john susaki, ktvu news. ly police stopped chasing a truck to protect the public, but the situation still ended in a four-pile pileup. accused of stealing a truck and causing an accident that sent five people to the hospital. fortunately all of the injuries are said to be minor. at 5:30, ktvu's ken pritchett is talking to police about all this, including why they decided to call off that chase. families say they are fed up. new at 5:30, they lost loved ones to oakland's gun violence, but the killers have never been caught. the tough message they took to the mayor's office today. break news in fairfield. a fire husbander five buildings including two homes.

we're working getting more information for you. right after the break, the fog is coming back. how hot will it b. i will have more specifics for you right after the break.

a seven alarm fire continues to burn right next to interstate 80. not far from air base parkway. it appears, though, they have made good progress on this fire although looking at this home, you can tell it is a total loss. from what we understand, at least five structures have burned, but crews are getting control. they have stopped the fire from moving up a hill. appears a lot fewer structures

have threatened. they have also been able to keep the fire away from the house on your left. thousands of firefighters  are engaged in fear fire fight where the rim fire is now the largest in that region's recorded history. fire crews are working to keep water on two grove of giant sequoyas. containment is now 20%. the number of structures destroy has jump -- destroyed has jumped to 100 with about 30 being homes. ktvu's robert honda live at terry lake. robert, how evacuees are dealing with this changing situation there. >> reporter: according to firefighters, it has been another day of slow but steady progress in the rim fire. but to hear the number of acres at around 180,000 and containment at 20%, there is still a long fight ahead. it was also another nerve

racking day for people who live in the fire active zones, especially when the helicopters buzz right by their homes. we remember on the back deck of ed brown where the national forest service is setting up a strong defensive line to keep the rim fire from spreading all under an evacuationed a vise reimbursements. helicopters went bang forth every five minutes. brown said the helicopters attack helps him assess if and when it is time to evacuate. >> figure out where they're dropping as to how dangerous it might be and when the fire might come. >> are you poised to go? >> we're ready, yeah.

>> we're loaded. >> reporter: well, today, so far so good. the national forest service says it is employing a similar strategy at yosemite. coming up at 6:00, more on how that fire fight is going. robert hon dark ktvu channel 2 news. >> with the rim fire in mind, let's go over to our chief meteorologist and talk about conditions. >> reporter: it is fire season, 85 degrees right now. 80degrees on the site a little further south. winds have been blowing, but the winds have died down today. that helped clear the smoke, though. lake tahoe, a lot of smoke over the weekend. friday and saturday. the winds came up quite a bit. here is how it looks around here. we were watching that fire up in the fairfield area.

the winds sustained, coming in at 20 miles an hour. sustained at about 15 which is significant. this cool, on shore breeze will continue keeping the winds strong. fog along the avenues of san francisco. looks like it is a little bit clear by the cliff house, but i suspect the fog will fill in pretty rapidly again tonight. satellite sets up like. this still lightning strikes up in the mountains in the last little bit of time. that's always a concern this time of year. we've had some really unusual weather. the forecast highs tomorrow are going to be slightly cooler than what we saw today. these are the current numbers from today. 87 in fairfield up by the fire. up to 90 degrees when the fire was happening. 84 in concord. 71 in oakland. a typical summer day, if you will. that's why we know the winds will continue to employment winds are 22 miles an hour out of the west-southwest wind blowing towards the northeast. then winds up in nevada about 7. fairfield is the windy spot right now.

down towards san jose, 17-mile an hour northwesterly wind. that's san jose. the fog comes pack in at the coast. inland, if you're going to down and outside, 68, 70 degrees in the evening hours. the winds will stay kind of breezy, especially along the bay and the coast. 59 in fairfield. 60 in antioch. low pressure to the north. kind of keeps things on the mild side. not going to be a big high pressure build in g. looking for temperatures around the bay tomorrow. back to school tomorrow for the kids up at walnut creek. 77degrees at lunchtime. walnut drug. 90degrees in antioch at the end of the day. slightly cooler inland. santa clara valley, 79 in morgan hill. the week ahead, here comes the 5 day forecast with the bay area in view. the week ahead, the just going to be subtle changes. 89, 90, 91. cools off just in time for the

bay area weekend. of course, we're watching the fire in fairfield. i was impressed right away. if you're watching the coverage, the firefighters really knew they had it. we're watching it. we didn't. i think they did a really nice fire getting that job down quickly because that was a very scary fire for a time. >> it rolled right up that hillside. looks like they stopped it in its tracks. >> yeah. >> unfortunately, it does look like a couple homes were destroyed. we will bring you more live pictures from news chopper 2. this home is in flames. we will stay up to date on this fire in fairfield for you. now to julie who is in the newsroom with what we're working on for 6:00. what some companies are doing so employees can work around the bay bridge closure. these stories and much more, coming up at 6:00.

we are now one day away from the pay bridge closure. there are just under 26 hours left until traffic is stopped on the old eastern span for good. ktvu's al castaneda tells us how folks are making the final push. >> reporter: today, transit officials laid out plans to extend service for the bay bridge closure which starts

tomorrow. representatives answered the questions about alternatives to driving. even though the bridge will be closed five days, transit planners say it is the weekday commuters who will be impacted the most. >> thursday and friday, it's gonna be very busy. so we're encouraging people to either use the ferries or if they can, to modify their travel times and not travel during the peek 8:00 to 8:30 in the morning, 5:00 to 5:30 in the afternoon. >> bart says it plans to run longer trains and will operate dane night. overnight service will only be from 14 stations, five in san francisco and the peninsula and nine in the east bay. ferries will beef up services including adding direct service. ferry officials say the recent bart strike gave its planners a chance to test increased capacity. during the strike the ferry system care rid three times the normal number of passengers. >> we were able to learn a

great deal from that. we remember able to test our emergency schedules, and the schedules were operating on this thursday and friday, and then through the saturday, sunday and labor day taked a vantage -- advantage of what we learned. >> buses will drop people off at four different bart stations in the east bay. in oakland, al castaneda ktvu news. >> we're asking viewers how they plan to deal with the closure on thursday and friday. is your employer going to let you tele commute. you can join the conversation on ktvu.com. a dangerous chase, but brief, in the east bay. an alleged car thief in livermore runs from police and crashes in that spot you see. we will tell you how many innocent people went to the hospital. grieving residents marching into the mayor's office. why they feel left out in their

loved p onesd. plus, just how far behind oakland is from catching the killers, we will find out.

we continue our breaking news coverage in fairfield

where five buildings have burn, including at least two homes. a seven alarm fire has taken over in a neighborhood in fairfield, starting at about 3:40 this afternoon. police evacuated homes in the area as a result of the flames. you see here the fire fight is on going. >> it started as a grass fire right next to interstate 80, and then it jumped the sound wall and then spread to these homes. this is -- what you see there, the burn area right next to interstate 80, that's where the fire started. jumped that sound wall. again, it burned at least five homes, at least a couple of them completely destroyed. here is the backup that you're looking at there on interstate 80 as a result. traffic backed up for a long way. you can bet it's exactly the same in the other direction as well as people stop to try fake your out what all the smoke is and what's going on. look at that backup. it just continues going on and on. the good news sit does appear they have made a lot of progress on that fire and pretty much just about have it

night. >> as slow as this traffic moving, it is good to know all lanes have remained open. all lanes of traffic are open. it is an awfully slow crawl. so you know, we sent our ken wayne to fairfield as soon as we learned of the fire. he is actually still making his way. he is one of many stuck in this very slow traffic stuck. as soon as he gets to the fire scene and has new information for you, we will bring weakens live r. staying on top of this break news in fairfield. now to livermore, with a stolen struck made for injured innocent bystanders. started ant 7:00 this morning when a truck was stolen from a glass shop in livermore. police chased the car but called off the chase just before the car trashed striking

several other cars. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in livermore where he says police called off the chase when they realize public safety was at risk. >> reporter: you can see glass object road. the dark spot in the middle of the road, that is where that stolen glass pickup truck carrying windows overturned. it was the result of an alleged burglary and car theft that put five people in the hospital. >> the cleanup took longer than the events that led up to this. a stolen truck carrying windows flipped on its side. three cars hit. five people injured. an alleged car thief arrested. the end of a chain of events that took about 15 minutes to unfold. >> all started on the 5100 block of preston avenue. livermore police get a suspicious call. police respond. before they could get here, they get more calls of a suspicious person else where.

>> another guy and i were sitting in my office and heard bang. >> this man works at a window and door warehouse a half mile from original call. >> the guy was throwing our literature brochures out into the warehouse. i go, man, i'm going to call 911. >> he says the man jumped in the window-laiden pickup truck just as police arrived. >> he rammed the truck in the building next door first. >> initiated a purr so you felt based on the subject's driving, they canceled their pursuit. >> livermore police sergeant says the pursuit was ended to protect public safety, but the suspect continued driving just.of a mile before he crashed. the 43-year-old was arrested on the spot. >> she a parolee out of oakland area, transient out of oakland. on parole for burglary. probably continuing these types of crimes. >> reporter: in the three cars

that were tangled in this crash, there were five people who were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. in livermore, ken pritchett ktvu channel 2 news. going back to the seven alarm fire burning in fairfield right next to interstate 80. on the phone with us we have a spokesperson from fairfield, gail spears. ms. spears, can you tell me what the situation is right now? specifically how many homes were burnt. >> at this point we have a could want of five homes having been involved in the fire. it's a seven elater fire, as you mentioned. we have evac-- seven alarm fire, as you mentioned. we've evacuated people over to fairfield high school which is about a mile from the scene. >> fail, we understand as well, west texas is closed between know west texas is a major thorough fair. >> it is, buzz i want to be clear it is north texas street that's closed. north texas street from dixon

hill to atlantic avenue. >> gail, we saw earlier the fire went roaring right up a hillside. there were a lot of homes in the area. has the fire been stopped on that hillside, and are anymore homes threatened at this moment? >> i don't have a report from the field that anymore homes are threatened at this point. they have not said they're contained yet, though. >> in addition to the evacuation center that's been set up at fairfield high school, is the red cross or any other agencies on the scene there to assist those who have been forced from their homes? >> typically, the red cross comes out. i haven't got an call in that the red cross has made it on scene, but typically they're there within minutes of the fire scene. i will have confirmation on that within the next half hour. >> you mentioned five homes were burn. how many destroyed? looked from the pictures we saw, at least two were destroyed. >> we have not got an report on what we would say is yet. we've just got an report that we have had five homes fully

involved. we're not going to say destroyed yet until it's been assessed at that point. >> finally, gail, do you have anything to say to those people in fairfield who are perhaps not right in the center of the fire but watching the flames and seeing all the smoke over the freeway. >> we have winds here between 10 and 15 miles an hour. that always makes us a little nervous any time there is fire. i would say our firefighters are on the scene. as a seven alarm, we have brought in folks from the surrounding area. all of our resources are on that fire to insure no other homes will be involved. >> this is tape we see here girl but that fire was really roaring at one point. seems like the firefighters did a great job. >> i can't say enough about them. i can't. they're just -- they're on the scene, and they are going to take care of whatever they can to insure the safety of our residents. >> gail, we appreciate you taking the time. gail spears, a spokesperson for the city of fairfield.

ken wayne is making his way to the fire. unfortunately traffic is really bad as you might imagine. as soon as we hear from him we will bring that to you. again, the headline, a seven alarm fire in fairfield. at least five homes burned and a couple of them were destroyed. we have a day away from the bay bridge closure. first of its kind. this is what a surgeon sees as he operates on a knee. there you go. but in this case, you're actually seeing it through ghoul glass. are we looking at the operate room of the future?

this has been another violent year in the city of oakland. among the recent victims, an 8- year-old girl and a 1-year-old bit. neither of the killings have been solved. the latest figures show only about a thursday of the homicide cases in oakland are solved, which is well below the state average. ed to, family member of several murder victims came to city hall to demand answers. abc's rob roth tells us what they were asking for. >> the cleanup took longer than the events that led to this. a stolen truck had been

thrilled. three other cars hit. five people injured. an alleged car thief arrested. the chain of events took about 15 minutes to unfold. >> all started on the 5100 block of preston avenue. livermore police get a call of a suspicious person. before they get here they get more calls. >> obviously we are having a bit of a problem, but essentially these people went to mayor quan's office. it appears they walked away unhappy. they were trying to get some answer about why police haven't solved the case. we will try to recue up that tape and get it for you in a couple minutes. we have been covering the big bay bridge closure. we will tell you about exceptions being made for very special events still happening on treasure island this weekend. also ahead, police and

prosecutors wage a new ballet on kids who cut class. they say it is not just about showing up for school. right the break, we will talk about the fog and how that impacts your day tomorrow. see you back here.

a span of the bay bridge

where crews. >> right now where i am it is a little breezy. >> it seemed to be the picture of the day. >> you see where the cars are coming. >> yeah. >> retired muni bus driver paul hicks and his wife drove from tracy today for this. >> we will miss it. it's historic. >> been there since the 30s. >> i have been crossing this ridge for somed of years -- bridge for 50 somed of years. just had to see it one more time. >> no bay bridge traffic for five days. only people with permits will have access from san francisco to treasure island at the

oasis. the farmer base officer's club will shut down. the manager told me he'll lose about $15,000 in business. >> friday, saturday, large events and now the bridge closure, not any. >> the wine reimbursements is staying open, hosting two of three weddings planned this weekend. >> these people primarily get the island to themselves. so they are excited about it. all of their guests have pass. >> so do a few others including the bar and grill staff who will keep on cooking. >> the guys work on the ridge and right here on the island, they work. >> it will be a little bit different for five days. hopefully, we will get through it as we have in the past. >> reporter: live look again at both spans of the bay bridge. san francisco wants to miles per hour muse traffic. police are to begin block

access tomorrow night to the bay bridge from san francisco. at that time they will also begin checking for those passes. report willing live on treasure island, john fowler ktvu channel 2 news here for those heading across the patience bart plans expand service. bart says it will run longer trains and keep them running overnight to 14 different stations. bay area also plans to add transit. riders will be drop off at foyer different bart stations in the east bay. it could change the way doctors perform in the operating room. surgeons are testing using a new high-tech camera and computer device called google glass. it awe hows experts outside the operating room to watch live point of view video during a medical procedure. a doctor at ohio state's medical center has conducted the first surgery using google's ground breaking

technology. >> all right. the fascia. >> the head mounted computer and camera allows point of view video to be transmitted to audiences miles away. the doctor performed acl surgery using the device, ape howing a colleague to look in on the surgery from his office and medical students to observe from another location. ghoul glass also features a small computer screen above the right eye. it allows doctors to imis that notly access patient information with a simple voice command. bay area area feelening about the way we expect it to this time in the summer season. let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. finally got that summer weather we have been waiting for. >> reporter: yeah. it's cool along the coast. clearing out at the beach little bit of clearing out by the cliff house. fog working its way back in. this is the time of year, the weekend when the temperatures dropped a bit, feels a little bit like fall. we will see. right now we're still in a summer pattern. that puts your fog in daily

city. fog down by pacifica, obviously. out in the sunset district. they have fog. as we go into the inner regions we find temperatures still in the upper 80s. fairfield 87. santa rosa 85. it is kind of windy out there, too. winds in fairfield, we were watching that fire for you. sustained wind at fairfield near the fire, 22 miles an hour. sustained at 22. that will get you gust to 25, of miles an hour. we have some significant winds blowing. temperatures tomorrow like today. slightly cooler. just a nice strong push of wind. the winds blow northwest and pushes the fog offshore. you get a little bit clearing. the fog will be back tonight as you would expect. inland, temperatures in the 90s. notice how far inland they are. far inland bay valleys, the warmest spots. upper 80s. maybe a couple of low 90s.

the low pressure center that has been plaguing us, it stays there. that keep us -- keeps us from really heating up. 80s inland tomorrow. 77er 80s and low 90ed. lots of 70 -- 90s. this is a big week. a lot of the school districts are going back. berkeley unified, they are back in school tomorrow, getting up around 6:30, 7:00. when you head about the door, about 58 degrees. lunchtime, a little cooler. upper 60s. daytime high, berkeley high about 72. tomorrow's forecast. 89 in clear lake. p 90 in the vacaville area. 87 in livermore. 89 in brentwood. good air quality with this pattern. if you have been in the foothills or lake tahoe, air qualitied a vise reimbursements

sup -- advosory. the air quality in the bay area has gotten better and both the years with the better emissions that the cars are putting out. the restrictions we put on them and they are more efficient. not too hot, not too cold. just right. >> perfect. thank you, bill. bicyclist and pedestrians are once again enjoying a popular trail in the east baste underwent a facelift. east bay regional park repaved almost a mile of the iron horse trail in walnut creek. the work began earlier this month and took almost three weeks to complete. the trail reopened last friday. it was march that changed america. we'll take a look at the special measures being put in place. the thousands get ready to mark 50 years since dr. martin luther king made his landmark i have a dream speech. more of what we are working for at 6:00. >> working around the closure

of the bay bridge. the accommodation some bay area businesses are making to make sure work gets don't plus. a high school senior dice here the night before his first day of class. how his death may be changing his classmates' views on safety behind the wheel. >> these stories and much more coming up in about 10 minutes at 6:00. unbelievable.

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clothing maker gap is denying that it has connection with a factory in bangladesh that employees children as young as 12. they believe one of the contractors may have improperly sold its product to a wholesaler without its knowledge, gap says. also says some of the clothing may be counterfeit. more teenagers are distracted by technology while crossing the street. after observing more than 30,000 sunts, the studty found one in five high school students were distracted by technology. the report from safe kids worldwide found almost 40% were text messaging while crossing the street. another 40% were listening to headphones. also found that girls were slightly more likely to cross while distracted. california is one of the best when it comes to preventing the sale of tobacco to minors. retailers sold at a rate of 5.6% according to a new report.

that is compared to the 9.1% national average. states must keep the legal tobacco sales to children below 20% or risk losing federal funds. san francisco's district attorney district attorney is targeting truancy. >> we know there is a connection of kids not going to school and continuing on the path of the criminal justice. >> the city is bringing in case managers to ida b. wells to provide support for kids who miss and encourage them to forest service to school. truancy problems have been in place for two years. they say there has been an improvement in both grades and attendance his office is providing $130,000 in funding this year for programs at the two schools. schools discussing a strategic man for the next five

years. that meeting will start at 6:30 tomorrow at 5:40. district spent six months interviewing students, teaches, and the community. the district says its priority for the future include creating high expectations, supporting quality education and embrace accountability and transparency. preparations almost complete for the 10s of thousands of people expected to flood washington's national mall torment 50th anniversary of the march on washington and dr. martin luther king jr.'s speech i have a treatment people marching say dr. king's message is just as important now as it was then. >> i have a dream that one day. >> yes. >> this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. >> reverend martin luther king jr. delivered those words before a crud of 250,000. that was 50 years ago tomorrow.

the anniversary is on the minds of many. >> we have been talking about it for months now. >> at the lincoln memorial today, preparations are underway for tomorrow's event. tens of thousands are expected to attend. there is a lot of setup and security. first everyone's mind is dr. king's message. >> how peaceful it was and how everybody got along together and they sang together. they prayed together and there was just a feeling of togetherness that sometimes we don't experience today. >> i see that we're trying to do the same thing now, so it has a great significance to me in terms of freedom. >> speakers ranging from president obama to oprah winfrey are expected to address the crowd from the lincoln memorial steps in the same spot where dr. king stood. president obama will offer husband personal reflectionest on the self-rights movement, and the challenges that demand attention that will affect the next generation. new information on the

breaking news in fairfield. the 7 alarm fire burning through homes, grass and trees right up against interstate 80. a high school student on the eve of the first day of his senior year dies in a violent crash. as investigators work to find out what caused the tragedy, we look at what teens are doing behind the wheel. >> i everyone thinks they are invisible. . >> the dirks they face and what can be -- dangers they face, and what can be done to keep them safe. this special trained dog is not look for explosives. the very small problem this dog is searching for. flames moving through fairfield burning homes, trees and grass sending smoke over a busy interstate 80. you can see this home here destroyed. the walls remain, but everybody inside a blackened charred

mess. >> the fire is near merigold a number of residents have been evacuated. seven alarm fire. just about an hour ago, you could see from news chopper 2 flame were roaring through some of those structures there. gail spears told us about 50 residents have ben sack waited. fairfield high school which is about a mile away has been set up as an evacuation center for those forced from their homes. north texas street has also been shut down. the fire needless to say, caed a significant traffic backup along interstate 80. thick, dark shark could be seen for miles as firefighters battle to get the fire under control. fairfield fire crews along with firefighters from solano, contra costa and cal fire are all on the scene. so far there is